Opinion
Political centrism? Smug, weak and misguided
Pundits filling print or online op-ed pages or pontificating on cable news think they’re pretty smart because, unlike elected
Dick Lilly
Dick Lilly is a former Seattle Times reporter who covered Seattle neighborhoods, City Hall and public schools during 14-years with the paper. From 1999 until his retirement in 2015, he worked for Seat
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Alright Bezos, it's time to step up on affordable housing
There’s just not enough affordable housing. The city and region need 50,000 more permanently affordable apartments pretty much
Until we can do better, build more tiny homes
In the search for housing for the homeless “we need more landlords to be engaged,” said Lauren McGowan, director of
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In education, we're getting increments, not excellence
Fundamental questions remain even after a judge rules the state isn't fully funding K-12 education: What should our schools aspire to, and how can we pay for improvement? We'll have to think big.